It moved over the Dry Tortugas at 02:00 UTC with the same wind speed and a pressure of 947 mbar as it continued to reorganize. Ian strengthened slightly upon moving offshore, but then initiated an eyewall replacement cycle, causing its wind speed to remain steady at 120 mph, although its pressure continued to fall as the hurricane grew in size. Ian weakened a little over land, but remained a major hurricane as it emerged off the coast of Cuba and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico around 14:00 UTC. At approximately 08:30 UTC on September 27, a rapidly intensifying Ian made landfall on western Cuba with sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), becoming the strongest tropical cyclone to impact Pinar del Río Province since Hurricane Gustav in 2008. Satellite imagery depicting Hurricane Ian making landfall in southwestern Florida on September 28īy 03:00 UTC on September 24, the depression's wind speed had increased to 40 mph (65 km/h), and thus was given the name Ian. Pine Island in Lee County, Florida also suffered extreme damage and flooding, with the bridge to Fort Myers being leveled. Sanibel suffered major flooding as well and its causeway collapsed. Millions were left without power in the storm's wake, and several inhabitants were forced to take refuge on their roofs. Damage was mostly from flooding, with the cities of Fort Myers Beach and Naples particularly impacted. Ian caused catastrophic damage with losses estimated between US$28–63 billion. death toll of 132 makes Hurricane Ian the 23rd deadliest hurricane in the country's history. In total, Hurricane Ian caused at least 137 fatalities, including 5 people in Cuba, 126 in Florida, 5 in North Carolina and 1 in Virginia as of October 6, according to local officials. After moving inland, Ian rapidly weakened to a tropical storm before moving back offshore into Atlantic, where it reintensified back to a hurricane before making its final landfall in South Carolina. Ian became a high-end Category 4 hurricane early on September 28, 2022, as it progressed towards the west coast of Florida, and made landfall at near peak intensity in southwest Florida on Cayo Costa Island, tying with several other storms as the 5th-strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States. Ian lost a minimal amount of strength while over land, and soon restrengthened over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rainfall from Ian caused widespread flooding across Cuba, resulting in a nation-wide power outage. It then rapidly intensified into a high-end Category 3 hurricane within a 24-hour period, culminating in a landfall in western Cuba. It became organized as a tropical depression on the morning of September 23, and strengthened into Tropical Storm Ian early the next day while located southeast of Jamaica. The wave moved into the Caribbean Sea on September 21, bringing gusty winds and heavy rain to Trinidad and Tobago, the ABC islands, and to the northern coast of South America. Ian originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of West Africa and then across the central tropical Atlantic towards the Windward Islands. It was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Ian caused widespread damage across western Cuba and the southeast United States, especially the states of Florida and South Carolina. It was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. Hurricane Ian was a large and destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane. Part of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, ABC islands, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Southeast United States (especially Florida and The Carolinas) ( Extratropical after September 30, 2022) Hurricane Ian at peak intensity while approaching southwest Florida on September 28
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